† subtiliationn.

Forms: Middle English subtelyacion, Middle English subtiliacioun, Middle English subtilyacyun, 1500s–1600s subtiliation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subtiliation-, subtiliatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin subtiliation-, subtiliatio rarefaction (from 13th cent. in British (frequently) and continental sources) < subtiliat- , past participial stem of subtiliare subtiliate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French subtilliacion , subtiliation rarefaction (1480; c1380 in a medical context in sense ‘gradual decrease of the daily food portion of a patient’), Old Occitan subtiliació (c1350). Compare later subtilization n. and the Romance forms cited at that entry.

Obsolete.

= subtilization n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction

subtiliationa1398

subtlinga1398

rarefaction1572

subtilization1603

rarefication1615

subtilizing1618

extenuation1655

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. iv. v. 147 Þere is none euaparacioun noþir deliueraunce of the superfluyte, noþir subtiliacioun of þe spiritis.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. i. 517 Meovinge is cause of generacioun and of [al] chaunginge of neþir þingis..and of subtiliacioun of watir and of þe aier.

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) 33 Þe first is complete..in declinyng to more subtilite & subtiliacioun & inscision.

a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 241 Tyll thyn base by ofte subtelyacion wyll lyȝtlye flowe.

1594 Mirrour Policie (1599) Lj We must first..purifie it from the earthlinesse, and..bring it to the subtiliation and simplicitie of fire.

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 347 Subtiliation is dissolution, separating the subtill parts from the grosse.

1649 W. Charleton in tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes Prolegomena sig. e3^v Minute Subtiliations..interposed betwixt the..Object and the body exhalant.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 34 The due comminution, and subtiliation of food.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber i. iii. 9 Vinegars, of what kind soever, acute and harsh are cleansed by Subtiliation.

1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature 358 Rational Souls,..not capable to be produc'd by any Subtiliation or other Change of Matter whatsoever.

?1720 in Wisdom reputed Folly 38 It is not difficult to conceive, that the variety of Colours succeeding one another, proceeds from the several Degrees of the Subtiliation of the Earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	subtiliation
释义	† subtiliationn. Forms: Middle English subtelyacion, Middle English subtiliacioun, Middle English subtilyacyun, 1500s–1600s subtiliation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subtiliation-, subtiliatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin subtiliation-, subtiliatio rarefaction (from 13th cent. in British (frequently) and continental sources) < subtiliat- , past participial stem of subtiliare subtiliate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French subtilliacion , subtiliation rarefaction (1480; c1380 in a medical context in sense ‘gradual decrease of the daily food portion of a patient’), Old Occitan subtiliació (c1350). Compare later subtilization n. and the Romance forms cited at that entry. Obsolete. = subtilization n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction subtiliationa1398 subtlinga1398 rarefaction1572 subtilization1603 rarefication1615 subtilizing1618 extenuation1655 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. iv. v. 147 Þere is none euaparacioun noþir deliueraunce of the superfluyte, noþir subtiliacioun of þe spiritis. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. i. 517 Meovinge is cause of generacioun and of [al] chaunginge of neþir þingis..and of subtiliacioun of watir and of þe aier. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) 33 Þe first is complete..in declinyng to more subtilite & subtiliacioun & inscision. a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 241 Tyll thyn base by ofte subtelyacion wyll lyȝtlye flowe. 1594 Mirrour Policie (1599) Lj We must first..purifie it from the earthlinesse, and..bring it to the subtiliation and simplicitie of fire. 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 347 Subtiliation is dissolution, separating the subtill parts from the grosse. 1649 W. Charleton in tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes Prolegomena sig. e3^v Minute Subtiliations..interposed betwixt the..Object and the body exhalant. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 34 The due comminution, and subtiliation of food. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber i. iii. 9 Vinegars, of what kind soever, acute and harsh are cleansed by Subtiliation. 1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature 358 Rational Souls,..not capable to be produc'd by any Subtiliation or other Change of Matter whatsoever. ?1720 in Wisdom reputed Folly 38 It is not difficult to conceive, that the variety of Colours succeeding one another, proceeds from the several Degrees of the Subtiliation of the Earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1398
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